The History of Coffee


THE SMUGGLER-SAINT & COFFEE'S ENTRANCE TO INDIA

April 02, 2015 Monsoon Coffee

Have you ever wondered where the black stuff in your cup came from? The history of coffee is a fascinating study, usually involving no small amount of lore. Most consider the mountains of Ethiopia to be the birthplace of coffee as we know it. Muslim herders began noticing abnormal behavior in some of their animals, and traced the cause to a short bush with red berries. With peaked curiosity, the men began to consume the berries by grinding them up and mixing them with water. The noticeable effects of this "magic bean" excited these men, and it became known as...